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Hi,I was recently diagnosed with Bipolar after my first manic episode in NZ.I have since returned to Brisbane where we live.I have two young children and am feeling a bit overwhelmed and not coping so well with the care of them.Just wondering if there are
I've been diognosd (car'nt spell for peanuts, so i hope you can put up with me, cheers) with Schizophrenia for 11yrs now and was told i may have been suffering undiognosed for 20yrs or more the meds i'm on are high doses and stop most of the symtoms
Today I went to work as from the start of School on 27th i do a Gradual return to work admin is great with it talked 2 my fellow cleaners they have all been great said u will no shit from us just have 2 take it slowly good thing about working 4 Goverment
Good Evening,my case manager has set up a assesment with my local phams program and if lm succseful it will mean l will have a psychologist, case manager and a phams worker and am feeling absolutely blessed with the possibility of having such wonderful su
I had a difficult childhood.When I was 17 I had delusions and suffered from paranoia. I managed to finish my schooling. I was dux of my school and won to scholarships for university.At 19 I left home and travelled in Australia. I was still ill. At the end
Today I am heartbroken. My partner broke up with me because my depression is too much for him.I reached out to him today asking him to visit me soon. We are in a long distance relationship and I really need his support right now.He replied with this
It's strange but when I was fourteen I was kicked out of home by my mother. Only she threw me out on completely made up stories that I can't tell if she lied or is mentally ill and actually believes it happened. Anyway, she believed I was out to get mysel
I wasn't entirely sure which topic to put this under so hopefully this is okay. In another thread I mentioned that this year I need to claw my way back to where I was in early 2015 before everything fell apart for me. This isn't just something I want
@NikNik - is there any chance of SANE Australia making a formal response to this article, as part of stigma watching? http://www.theage.com.au/small-business/managing/work-in-progress/mental-illness-whos-faking-it-20160121-gmay8u.htmlThe thrust of it
I was reading @Love's mention of a side effect of her medication - and back pain got mentioned by another forumite. This rang a bell in my head because my back pain started a decade ago when I went on to a specific anti-depressant.I am really upset a
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